Final judgment has been handed down against three defendants in the ongoing TelexFree class-action.

On August 7th Judge Gorton issued a non-descript summary judgment order.

On August 27th Judge Gorton issued an order “in favor of the Estate of Jeffrey Babener, Steven Labriola, Nehra Law Office, Gerald Nerha (individually) and Gerald P. Nehra Attorney at Law, PLLC.

The two orders are related and left me confused: Why were settlements resolved through summary judgment granted in favor of the defendants?

Turns out that was an error, rectified by the court on August 27th after a Class Plaintiff pointed the error out.

BehindMLM previously reported on Labriola, Nehra and the Estate of Jeffrey Babener entering mediation with TelexFree class-action plaintiffs in 2023.

We then reported on Labriola and Nehra reaching settlements in July 2024. Labriola settled for $98,963. Nehra’s settlement was not public at time of filing.

Turns out at some point the Estate of Jeffrey Babener also settled for $3.3 million. Seems like something I wouldn’t have missed on the docket, but I digress.

The Estate of Jeffrey Babener’s settlement was docketed on May 5th, 2024.

“Settlement Amount” means three million, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars (USD $3,450,000.00), inclusive of all attorneys’ fees, court costs, and other administrative costs.

I’m still not 100% clear on why judgment was entered in favor of the settling defendants (rather than a dismissal), but Judge Gorton’s August 27th order nonetheless resolves the TelexFree class-action against Labriola, Nehra and the Estate of Jeffrey Babener.